Jeff Betancourt – Knock Knock

Jeff Betancourt (USA), Knock Knock - A short film written and directed by Jeff Betancourt. It all starts with Val and her friends playing a game that allows them to communicate with the dead. The Knock Knock Game turns any doorway into a portal to the hereafter, but the girls soon learn that some rules should never be broken. Well crafted, excellently directed, entertaining and engaging. Starring Skyler Vallo (True Blood) Galadriel Stineman (Glee, The Middle), Danielle Savre (Supernatural, Heroes) and Zoë Lister (Hollyoaks, Staff Room.)

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